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Measured figures
A129 · Length
Single source12.28 m (40 ft 3 in)[source]
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agusta A129 Mangusta | Bell 412 |
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| Type | Attack helicopter[source] | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | United States / Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Agusta[source] | Bell Helicopter[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
| Primary user |
56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
A129 · 2 × Rolls-Royce Gem 2-1004D (license built by Piaggio) turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Gem 2-1004D (license built by Piaggio) turboshaft engines, 664 kW (890 hp) each[source]
Bell 412EP · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (930 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Italian Army[source] |
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| Number built | 60 (+7 prototypes and demonstrators)[source] | 1,300+[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1990[source] | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] |
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| First flight | 11 September 1983[source] | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] |
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| Developed into | TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M197 three-barrel Gatling-type cannon (500 rounds) in a TM197B Light Turreted Gun System (CBT version)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 4× Hardpoints with a capacity of 1500 kg (3,307 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4× M260 rocket pods (each 7× 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets 4× M261 rocket pods (each 19× 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets Missiles: 2× missile launchers on each outboard hardpoint with up to 4× BGM-71 TOW , AGM-114 Hellfire or Spike-ER anti-tank guided missiles per launchers 2× missile launchers on each outboard hardpoint with up to 2× AIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles Other: 2× FN Herstal ETNA TMP-5 pods with 2× 7.62 mm (.30 in) FN MAG 58P machine guns (each 500 rounds) 2× FN-Herstal HMP-400LC pods with 1× 12.7 mm (.50 in) M2 machine gun (400 rounds) 2× external fuel tanks (220 Liter (52.8 gal)[source] | — |
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| Main rotor area | 111.2 m 2 (1,197 sq ft) 5-bladed main rotor[source] | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Rockets | 4× M260 rocket pods (each 7× 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets 4× M261 rocket pods (each 19× 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× missile launchers on each outboard hardpoint with up to 4× BGM-71 TOW , AGM-114 Hellfire or Spike-ER anti-tank guided missiles per launchers 2× missile launchers on each outboard hardpoint with up to 2× AIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles[source] | — |
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| Other | 2× FN Herstal ETNA TMP-5 pods with 2× 7.62 mm (.30 in) FN MAG 58P machine guns (each 500 rounds) 2× FN-Herstal HMP-400LC pods with 1× 12.7 mm (.50 in) M2 machine gun (400 rounds) 2× external fuel tanks (220 Liter (52.8 gal)[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1979–present[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Bell 212[source] |
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| Variant | — | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] |
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| Capacity | — | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] |
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| Fuselage length | — | 43 ft (13 m)[source] |
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| Blade sections | — | root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Wortmann FX 71-H-080[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] |
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